Hmmmm. I have to pull out my forks some time soon too. Nice set up you have there Bill.

Do you have a tool for removing the fork cap / spring?

"It´s a friggen motorcycle, it´s not supposed to be comfortable, quiet or safe. The wind noise is supposed to hurt your ears, the seat should be hard and riding it should make you s**t your pants every now and then. "

Great vid. What is the problem with your steering? I have mine apart now because my bearings were just a bit sloppy. I have found out that the lock nut doesn't have to be tight. It has to fit to the locking washer ring so being tight isn't critical and may not be tight when the locking washer ring lines up with the slots in the nuts. I didn't see how you loosened the main adjusting nut. Was it loose also? That nut should be torqued. I had difficulty getting enough slack in the cable that goes through the neck. I had to loosen all the clamps and brackets that hold the wiring at the neck. Do you have a tool to tighten the main nut? I am going to fabricate one to finish the job. Don't want to spent the bucks to purchase one.

Tom

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The Fork Cap/Spring Nut, I pushed on the assembled fork and there was only minimal pressure there so I Loosened off the Nut with my Home made Allen wrench, ( I welded a Metric Nut the size that fit in the Fork Nut onto a peice of flat bar ) , Then by hand removed the Fork Nut with a rag over it to absorb any sudden impact. There was None/Minimal. As for problems with steering, I felt there was to much wobble, slugish, action in the steering, not knowing if it was the nature of the beast, or a problem. I also wanted to take apart the steering bearings just to check them out, and re grease. The wiring for the steering sensor was time consuming, I also had to loosen alot of the wiring down that neck to get the slack I needed. As for the socket, I built it, same thing, didn't want to spend the money, and the nearest Honda dealer is an hour away. I just used an old 1 1/4" socket, welded some tabs on, slight problem is that it needs to be a deep socket, so I had to machine some of the center out. A piece of pipe would have been easier. The rest of the parts should be here in about a week. Bill

Great video and the timing is just right for my next projects. I have one fork leaking oil at the seal and I plan to replace the timing belts 1995 1500SE, as I purchased the bike in July 2011 and don't have any history and it has 78,000 miles. I know I don't have to remove the forks to replace the timing belts; but Since it is winter here in TN, I'll have some time to get both done. Looking forward to the reassembly video.

Bill. Have you checked your spring length? Seems to me there should have been a little more pressure than what you describe.

I just installed Progressive springs.

"It´s a friggen motorcycle, it´s not supposed to be comfortable, quiet or safe. The wind noise is supposed to hurt your ears, the seat should be hard and riding it should make you s**t your pants every now and then. "

You went to Hawaii a week too early. Ya it sure is cold here. -31C this morning at my place.

I would get yourself some Progressive springs to replace the stockers.

"It´s a friggen motorcycle, it´s not supposed to be comfortable, quiet or safe. The wind noise is supposed to hurt your ears, the seat should be hard and riding it should make you s**t your pants every now and then. "

I disassembled my forks yesterday, got the video started, but ran into a bit of a snag, The chrome is worn off one of the fork tubes, Priced out New, Used and Re Chroming, I'll probably re chrome both as they are both out, One has a spot the size of a finger nail worn off, and the other one is scuffed, I guess this is why I pulled it apart, wanted to find the bad stuff in the winterRe Chroming, a couple of weeks.Bill

heidebill wrote:I disassembled my forks yesterday, got the video started, but ran into a bit of a snag, The chrome is worn off one of the fork tubes, Priced out New, Used and Re Chroming, I'll probably re chrome both as they are both out, One has a spot the size of a finger nail worn off, and the other one is scuffed, I guess this is why I pulled it apart, wanted to find the bad stuff in the winterRe Chroming, a couple of weeks.Bill

sent the Fork tubes off for re chroming today, should have them back in 2 weeks,Want to go to Branson MO. Then Sturgis SD.Then Yellowstone, This summer, about 7,500km . Want it to be in good shape.Bill

Also when I dissassembled the forks, Only one side had the "Oil Lock" bushing, All the honda dealers and others I tried are on Back Order, Until When ever, So I built my own on the lathe, Couple of hours and I have one.

Yeah, I've been phoning him every week, I was going to ask him if they lost it or wrecked it, He finally confessed they were having trouble getting the chrome to stick on one tube and had to redo it, a third time, I don't want to buy used ones as they may be as worn as the ones I had, can't tell until you take them apart, See what he says on monday, if i can't get a pssitive result I may start on the hunt for a new tube.Bill

Sorry Guys, I was a bit frusterated about the shop that was doing the re Chrome, When I finally got them back, I just assembled and did not do a re assemble video, I remembered after all the parts were in the forks, Sorry, All went together fine and the rechrome was perfect. It's all back together and I went on my first ride this eveningBill

Heidebill: I have a question about your forks. You described having to make your own oil lock piece for one of the forks. If you haven't discovered this yet there is only one fork that has this piece. Which side has even changed through the years. I have a 93 bike and a 96 manual. So now I think I got it placed in the wrong fork. ?? I can't seem to find any info for the 93 that is dependable. The 96 manual says it goes in the right fork but the quantity of fork oil is stated as 377cc in the right and 361 in the left. Seems it should be in reverse of that as far as quantity because of the extra displacement of the lock piece. Just curious.

Tom

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I disassembled my forks for my 98 Wing. During disassembly, I had the cone shaped oil lock piece in the left fork, but the right fork didn't have one. Have you found out if only one fork is supposed to have it. Also When I took the caps off, there were not spacers in the fork like my Haynes manual said there is. The manual specifies spring length a little over 15 inches. My springs are much longer than that. I am assuming the springs have been replaced and the spacer is not needed with these. Can you verify?